The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-10 00:00:00

Visit of I ',ord to Bradford. BRADFORD, Tuesday. There are fe w per eons who do not know Bradford, at least by rep ute; for if the truth must be told, its charms are of a. chs ratter much more likely to fasci nate a political. economist than a tourist. In common with most old. tcsw ns in this district, the history of Bradford is a cl iequered record of the progress of one of the great branches of industry for which this countryis famo' is, It would be little to the purpose to go deeply in to the early history of this hive of industry ; to tell how, at the Conquest, it formed a petty village of 250 souls in a manor of 40,000 acres, granted to a INTorman adventurer called Ilbert de Lacy ; to point, to the record in Domesday Book which says briefly, " has it (the manor), and it is waste ;" to show how severely for the 300 years of its history it suffered from the incursions of the Sc ots ; to show that its special industry had become marked, and was put on record by Leland, who says of it, " Bradford stondith much by cloth ing;" to recount the terrible prostration suffered during the civil war between Charles and his Par liament by the attacks of the Royal troops, in re venge for what Sir Thomas Fairfax describes as the " townspeople's good affection" to the popular cause. Recovering slowly from the injuries the.i received, the history of Bradford has happily since been one of tardy but steady an d sure improvement. Th e woollen manufacture for which Bradford was once famous doubtless owed its origin to the settlement in the ;town of some of those Walloon families -wheal the far-seeing Edward 111. invited to take up their abode within his realm. After the civil wars the woollen manufacture died out, and w orated fabrics —ever since th e specialite of the totvn—took its place. Strikes, commercial crises, bank failures, and foolish opposition to anatthinery and to steam power, retarded but could not arrest, the advance of Bradford to the full tide of prosperity which it now enj o y s . B e i ng a l mos t entirely independent of cotton, the disastrous famine of the last four years has but very slightly ie terfered with its industry ; so that the clatter of the clogged operatives on their way to the mills— so striking a feature to a stranger in all the manu facturing districts—contrasts strikingly with the comparative quiet, in early morning, of most of the Lancashire towns. It is a good omen for the future of Bradford that its commercial necessities make it necessary to build a new Exchange. Little wonder is it that such an event should be regarded by all classes as a cause for joyous celebration, and still less that the com mercial class, par excellence, should desire to con. nect with the ceremony of laying the first stone the name of the most popular Eaglish statesman of modern times, whose name, also, is honourably as. sociated with the cause of free -trade. It is a matter of some little regret that all classes of the commu nity are not in accord as to the reception to be given to the noble lord. A large meeting of the working classes was held a week since, in the Temperance Hall, Bradford, for the purpose of considering in what way the unenfranchised working classes ought to receive Lord Palmerston, so as to undeceive him as to any supposed apathy and carelessness of the people on the great question of Parliamentary reform. An address was drawn up in which the noble lord was welcomed to Bradford, bat his at tention was immediately after called to what was termed the " ruthless destruction of the compact made in Willis's Rooms," and his immense in. flnence invoked for the introduction of some mete. sure of reform to correct the anomalies of the representative system, and to confer the right of voeing on those to whom it had been so repeatedly promised. The reception committee, consider. ing very properly that, on the occasion of a pro. feesedly non-political visit, such an address was, to say the least, ill advised, declined to have it pre. sen ted.. This determination gave considerable urn bra,,,e to the working men, because some modifica. tions had been introduced at the request of the re ception committee, who then declined to allow a deputation of the working men to present a modi fied address. The working men's reception com mittee then covered the walls with placards an. noaneing the fact, and inviting their fellow work. ing mutt to respect themselves by observing a peace abla demeanour and determining on a dignified and sigpificent silence. This unfortunate dissension, and sne fact that a large number of the Low Moor iron workmen are on strike, gave rise to some fore boding that the ceremony would not pass off as trazqudlly as could be desired. To add to the diffi culty, :the Dissenters also issued a placard, asking their ce-religionists for what they had to thank Lord Palmerston, and recounting the Census Bill, Sir R,undell Palmer's bill for enforcing church rates in all new parishes, and the absence of the noble lord from the divisions on the Oxford Uni versity Bill, as reasons why Dissenters should not put themselves out of the way to add to the welcome. The visit of his lordship has been arranged in accordance with the details of a well considered programme. '.l:he interest felt was evinced by the elaborate preparations, mad by the display which was made to do honour to the occasion. The line of route by which the procession entered the town was gay with the profuse display of coloured bunt ing of all descriptions. Flags of all nations floated from the palatial warehouses of Leeds-road, Pell. place, 2slarget-street, and all the larger thorough feres. Many of these wealthy firms displayed ban ners with appropriate mottoes and devices. One of these, surmounted by the noble viscount's arms bore the following : Palmerston. May he live longer than I have time to tell hie years, And when old Time shall lead him to his end Goodness and he fill up one monument. On another, in large gilt letters on a white ground, Was blazoned— Free trade with all the world. Instructed ships sail to quick commerce, By which remotest nations are allied ; Which makes one city of the universe, Where some may gain and all may be supplied. Numerous private houses displayed some emblems of a share in the general rejoicing, and over prin cipal portions of the town the shops were closed, and the day observed as a general holiday. Stout barriers were erected in the streets converging to the place where the ceremony was to take place. This is a triangular space of open ground, known as the Old Market, in the very centre of the town. The building to be erected will answer every pure pose of accommodation for which it will be required, and at the same time be a decided ornament to the town. Daring his stay in the neighbourhood Lord Pal merston will be the guest of Mr Ripley, Holme House, Lightcliffe, which is some five miles from Bradford. The Premier reached Lightciiffe at 6.30 p.m. on Monday. His lordship travelled by an ordi nary Great Northern train to Wakefield, and thence by a special train on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. The quiet: little village was the scene of a little demonstration. The royal standard was hoisted in front of the station, and flags were displayed from the church and all the houses of the gentry in the vicinity, At the station his lordship was received by Mr Ripley and his son, and when seen by the crowd who had assembled cheer after cheer was given, and continued while the noble Premier and his entertainers crossed the platform and got into the carriage which was in attendance. Though lookin g somewhat fatigued from his long journey, T ..aord Palmerston appeared to be in excellent health. Ho repeatedly acknowledged the warmth of his re caption by bowing his thanks, and smiled good. numouredly when nn energetie and enthusiastic ournpa-.in shouted, "Europe's hope and England's glory !" In . the evenin g h e me: a select party at dinner at lioirae Hou se , consisting principally of :he magistracy of the "West Riding. On Tuesday morn. ing the directors of the Ne w E xchange breakfasted with him, and at two o'clock accompanied the noble lord, with Mr Ripley and his other guests, to Peel Park, the beautiful pleasure -ground which, by the munificence of Mr c.nompson, a late mayor of Brad ford, was on the wedding- day of the Prince of Wales handed over to the Corporation, and thrown open to the public. His lordship, on his arrival at the Park, was received with a salute of artillery by the Brad ford Bowling Artillery Volunteers, and by the cheers of a numerous assernb!v who had congregated to meet him. After having had the beauties of Peel Park pointed out to him, a procession wls organiAed Exchange Company, Mr. John Rawson reading _ THE DINNER. t :- To le Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston, K.G., M.P., First Lord of Her Majesty's Treasury. May it please your Lordship,—Having requested your lordship to honour this town with your presence on this memorable day, we, the directors of the Bradford Exchange Company, would tender to you our warmest thanks for the gracious manner in which your lordship has consented to take part in the important commercial ceremony for which we are assembled, Before we ask your lordship to lay the first stone of the structure which is to rise on this site, we would for a moment call your lordship's attention to the circumstances which have required its erection. The build ing now used as an Exchange was opened in the year 1828, Three years after, the population of the borough was 43,527—in 1861 it was upwards of 106,000. In the year 182 S there were not more than two or three firms trading as stuff. merchants in the borough—in 1861 :the number thus engaged was 157. In the year 1841 the annual rental of the property in the borough assessed to the poor rate amounted to £l37,77B—this year the same amounted to £315,740. In 1831 the number of houses was 8,193—n0w it is about 24,800. In 1836 the number of registered Parlia mentary voters was 1,347—n0w it is 4,504. The tables of mills and machinery, imports as to wool, and exports as to worsted fabrics, would show siAnilar increase. It will not, therefore, snrprise your lordship that the building which was considered sufficient and capacious for the wants of 1828 should be found quite inadequate to the requirements of the present time. Sensible that our commercial empire is most emphatically peace, we congratulate your lordship on that enlightened policy which has so recently secured one of its blessings in the increased connections between this country and France, and of which wo trust that the French treaty, so eminently beneficial to both countries, is but the first fruits, and that your visit to this town in a time of peace and the proposed building is but one of its many victories. The trade of this borough was never more remunerative than at present to the skilful hands of toil, and the vast capital that is employed connects it with the prosperity of the farmers at home and in the distant colo nies, with every sheepfold, however remote, and every shep herd in every clime. Its ambition is to hang its trophies in every household, to wrap them round the inmates of its houses. In asking you to lay the foundation stone of this monument of the prosperity of this district, we congratu late your lordship that you have lived to see so many insig nificant villages in your country :ise to the importance of large and influential towns ; so many limited occupations expand into gigantic manufactures ; so many feeble tribu taries to the national wealth become mighty streams, swell ing its resources. .Nor are we less glad to see you amongst us, after so many honoured years of public service, not an old man broken with the storms of State, but still a man of sovereign parts, whose age has charms in it. We shall be delighted to associate your lordship's name with the com mencement of the important edifice which is to adorn and benefit this town, as we have long had to make your lord ship's motto, " Flecti non Frangi," the foundation of the delicate manipulation of the materials of our manufacture, desiring for this building no higher honour than that it may witness as steady a growth in the success of this town as 3 our lordship has seen in the prosperity of your coun try ; and that passing years may mark its walls with as gentle a hand as they have laid upon your lordship, and gather around it as many gratifying marks of reverential regard as your lordship enjoys. Given under the seal of the Bradford Exchange Corn pang, the 9th day of August, 1864. At six o'clock a grand banquet took place in the saloon of the St. George's Hall, at which only a select few were admitted, the committee having wisely determined, in consequence of the pressure for seats, to restrict the numbers at the dinner and adjourn afterwards for the speeches to the great hall, in which several thousand persons could be easily accommodated. Mr Ripley presided, having on his right Lord Palmerston, Sir F. Crossley, Bart, M.P., Mr Edward Baines, M.P., and Mr W. E. Forster, M.P.; on his left the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, Colonel Gascoigne, Dr Burnett, the Vicar of Bradford, and W. H. Wickham. M.P. Amongst the general audience were Titus Salt, Esq., the Lord Mayor of York, the Mayors of Leeds, Halifax, Dewsbury, Bradford, and Wakefield; the Chief Constable of Huddersfield, Mr. Ashley, Mr T. P. Crosland, the Judge of the Court, Mr John Rand, Mr L. Wickham, Mr John Forster, Lieut. Col. Hurst, Mr W. Peel, Mr Jacob Behrens, Aid. Scholefield, Ald. Law, Mr W. Thompson, Mr Ambler, and Mr Rayner. After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, the Chairman briefly proposed "The health of Lord Palmerston," and in doing so expressed his gratifi cation that the proceedings of the day had passed off so satisfactorily, without any of the disturbances which at one time had been apprehended. Lord PALMERSTON briefly responded, reiterating his thanks for the cordial and hearty welcome with which he had been received. The company then adjourned to the general hall, on entering which Lord Palmerston was greeted with repeated cheers from the dense ctowd which occupied all parts of the spacious Chamber. PRESENTATION OF THE ADDRESSES. Long before the hour fixed for the presenting the addresses, the hall, which is capable of containing upwards of 4,000 persons, was densely crowded. At the time appointed the chair was taken by the Worshipful the Mayor, who we.s accompanied by the noble guest and a large number of the moat in fluential gentlemen connected with the town and surrounding districts, The festival choir having sung " God bless the Prince of Wales," the Mayor presented the following address : To the Eight Hon. the Lord Viecount Palmerston, K.G., G. C. 8., M, P„ First Lord of the Treasury. May it p:e tse your Lordship,—We, the mayor, alder men and burgesses of the borough ot Bradford, in the county of York, gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity afbrded us by your lordship's visit to this town to express to your lordship our high appreciation of the invaluable services you have rendered to our Sovereign and country during your long and distinguished career. In common with the rest of our countrymen wo cannot but feel proud of a statesman who has on all occasions, and frequently under circumstances of great difficulty, upheld ene honour and dignity of England; and as a comnaeeetal community we feel especially grateful for the influouce which has been exercised by your lordship as First , Minister of the Crown, in promoting liberty and progress, and the adoption of free trade principles amongst continental nations. We there fore rejoice in giving to your lordship a most hearty wel come to Bradford, cut the occasion of your laying the first stone of the Ezonange, and we fully trust that your lord ship may long be spared to take part in the councils of the nation, and that we, along with the rest of her Majesty's subjects, may continue to experience the benefits of those devoted and patriotic services which your lordship has dur ing so long a period rendered to the State. Given under the corporate seal of the borough of Brad ford, this 9th day of August, 2.864. Jostru FARRAR, Mayor. The address having been read by the Town Clerk, a part after ‘‘ quit the leafy ar b our ," w af sung, iLet u eh ltl s r H. IV. R ip l ey presente d th e bong, following address from the Chamber of Commerce, which was read by Mr Darlington ; To Henry John Viscount Palmerston, K.G., G.C.B, M.P., &c. The stone was laid with the usual observances, amidst hearty cheers. The peculiarly serious and artistic manner in which the Premier diecharged the duty of spreading the mortar, and afterwards seeing that the stone was properly adjusted, excited general admiration. Lord PALMERSTON then said-3entlemen, I mast in the first pltice beg the people of this town to ac cept my most hearty thanks for the kind and cor• dial reception which I have met with this day. (Cheers,) I can assure you that the recollection of it will never depart from my memory. It has afforded me great pleasure to be instrumental in what is technically called laying the foundation of your New Exchange ; bat that foundation has been hid long since by the people of Bradford themselves. (Cheers.) For it is in the industry and in the prosperity, in the successful exertions of the people of Bradford, that has been laid the foundation, not only of this building, but of the future prosperity of which this building will only be the emblem and representative. You have, indeed, in the eddress which I have just had the honour of receiving, made mention of the wonderful growth of this town in an inconceivable short space of time; but I trust that it is still destined to equal some of the larger seats of industry, and that when I may have again the pleasure of re-visiting this town I may see that this prosperity has been continued still more rapidly than during the period to which your remarks have referred. (Cheers.) Indeed, when I look around on your prosperity to-day, I should have thought that the population of Bradford had been much larger than I am told it now is. I know that I am May it please your lordship,—We, the Council of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity which your lordship's visit to the capital of the worsted district affords to us of expressing our gratificationat seeing amongst us a statesman who has bE en actively and faithfully performing the arduous duties of high offices and trust under four successive sovereigns of this great empire, and of having the honour of now receiving your lordship whilst occupying the prominent position of Prime Minister of England. Precluded by the rules of the Chamber from entertaining any matter having any bearing on politics, we cannot enter into the many great national questions which have occupied the attention of the Legislature during your lordship's public career, But we can assure your lordship that the council of this chamber highly appreciate the invalu able aid which you, as the adviser of the Crown, have from time to timo afforded in carrying to a successful issue the many fiscal improvements, and other alterations in connexion with our commercial policy, which have tended welcome here—(cheers)—and I know how warm the hearts of Yorkshiremen are—how kind they are to those whom they have invited, and how disposed they are to show the warmth of their feelings by the strong outward demonstration of their voices. (Cheers.) It is not the first time that I have been in this county, but I must say that the kind recep tion which I have this day received exceeds any thing which I have been entitled to expect even from warm-hearted Yorkshiremen. (Cheers.) I consider that what we have done to-day is that we have laid the foundation of a temple of peace. (Cheers.) Because your industry not only is pro ductive of peace, but is essentially prosperous in peace. It is, therefore, the cause and the effect of peace ; and I look upon it that the Exchange which is to be raised upon this site may be properly designated as a temple of peace, You have men. tioned tho great development which the commerce of this county and the manufactures of Bradford have received from the commercial treaty with France, Well, that treaty has had another effect. It has not only given a stimulus to industry, and compensated in a great degree for those calamities which have befallen in other quarter; but it is every year cementing the good feeling between too neighbour ing nation; both of which, having no cause for reci to open out and promote the commerceof the countryl—NVe allude with much satisfaction to the French and other treaties of commerce lately concluded and carried into ope ration, by which we, as well as all nations concerned, have received and are continuing to receive great advantage, and which were negotiated during your lordship's administra tion. We therefore heartily thank your lordship for thus coming among the traders of Bradford to evince your kindly feeling by taking part in the foundation of a building de signed to serve the purposes and promote the objects of the trade and commerce of this district. We sincerely hope that your lordship may long enjoy that measure of health, both of body and intellect, which in the fulness of years, after a laborious life, yet remain to your lordship unimpaired in their manly vigour. Signed on behalf of the Council, HENRY W. RIPLEY, President. JOUN DARLINGTON, Secretary. Tho part song, " Oh hills, oh vales of pleasure," was then sung by the Festival Choral Society. Mr RAND then proposed a vote of thanks to Lord Palmerston, He said he had never seen in that hall eo large and so influential an assembly, which he was not aqonished at considering the importance of the occasion, so intimately connected with the present and future of Bradford. He con- gratulatcd them on the success which had attended he whole of the day's proceeding n, and trusted that procal jealonsy, would have no ground for mutual hostility, which has too often marked our relations in times gone by. But we have every reason to find, . . - - . . the New Exchange, winch was required by the rapidly.increasing trade and commerce of the town, would form an epoch in its annals. If anything could add to the it, terest and itnportatice of the occa sion it was the presence of a great public character, a thorough Englishman, and one in whose bands the honour of England was safe, her prosperity and best interests secure. Ile had received a true Yorkshire welcome ; for he was glad to say that on such . an occasio n th ey would rise superior to party difference" of opinion, and he trusted that if in interests i❑ common and in sympathetic feeling, mutual relations of friendship; and I trust the people of Bradford may properly be said to be most important negotiators in that respect. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I will not detain you longer. If I were to say all I feel I should keep you berg till sunset. It would be an onfAir return for the courtesy you by the chief constable to escort the noble Premier have shown me. I shall therefore again thank you into Bradford, It consisted of the Bradford and for the :kind reception which I have experienced, Bowling Artillery Volunteers, headed by their and say that lam proud of having been applied to band ; the Chamber of Commerce, th' overseers to preside at this ceremony, which I trust is only and guardians of the poor, the Fire 1;i igade, the the harbinger of future greatness and increasing Corporation, including the execut committee, prosperity for this industrious and increasing town. the magistrates, the mayor, Lord Palmerston, and (Cheers.) the Bradford Rifle Volunteers, with their band. A blessing on the New Exchange having been The route was through 0 tleproad, East-parade, asked by the vicar of Bradford, the National Anthem Leeds-road, Bridge street, Market-street, Lower was played, and this stage of the day's proceedings, Cheatside, a p ar t of Market-street, Charles-street, which were conducted throughout most successfully, Bank -street, and the Old Market. Along the was brought to a close. whole of the line of route the spectators The architects of the building are Messrs. Lock were numerous, but at no point inconveniently wood, Mawson, add Mawson, of Bradford, who de crowded until the neighbourhood of the Old signed the St. George's Hall, the splendid Alpaca Market was reached. Here a dense crowd had Mills of Titus Salt, Esq., at Saltaire, one of the local collected, and windows and house-tops were eovered infirmaries, and also several places of worship in the with spectators in such a way as to show only West Riding. The plan has been accepted provi their outlines by a living mass of humanity. The sionally,but there is no doubt that it will be adopted. reception which his lordship met with, though The style is Venetian-Gothic. There will be a cordial, certainly lacked some of that heartiness handsome but rather ecclesiastical spire and tower which the ce.operation of the masses alone can at one end, and the design is framed with a view ensure. To the credit of the working men of Brad- to numerous necessary and important improve ford be it said, though they maintained the silence merits to be made in the approaches by the corpo. they advised, they very fairly also maintained the ration. There will be three entrances, the chief dignity of the masses that they represented. being under the tower, and communicating with an Whatever lack was made up for at the site, where arcade for change purposes. A vestibule leads from the cheering was ;mid and continuous, even after this to the exchange hall, a magnificent space of the noble lord had taken his place on the platform. 625 superficial yards. The parallelogram of the Nearly the whole of the site of the proposed hall will be 20 feet by 70 feet, with an apex at the building was surrounded by flags, banners, and north side 42 feet in diameter. Banded shafts of mats de cockayne, and raised seats, which were polished granite, with capitals and bars of Caen occupied by spectators provided with tickets. On stone, will surround the Exchange, and from the the arrival of the cortege, the bands played " See capitals will spring arches to form windows. Filled the conquering hero comes." His lordship, the in with tracings of elegant mediaeval designs at each mayor, and the corporation, and the other dignita- gable ends will be a large splended window under ries having alighted and taken up their position the colonnade. The hall will be 25 feet high under round the suspended stone, a flue block of free- the spring of the roof, 37,-3- feet. There will be a stone, the Mayor briefly welcomed Lord Palmer. telegraphic office, large news room, and other con• ston to Bradford. A handsome silver trowel was veniences on the ground floor, and on the basement then presented to his lordship, who proceeded, story are to be kitchen, larder, scullery, and wine secundum artem, to spread the mortar and lay the cellars, for the use of the Bradford Club. On the atone with the usual formalities. A bottle, con- first floor will be a large coffee-room, reading, writ taining newspapers and photographs of Lord Pal- ing, and dining-rooms, and detached, but on the merston, the mayor, and three directors was de- same floor, smoking, billiard, card, and six bed posited in the cavity of the lower stone. The fol- rooms. Another portion of the building is to be set lowing address was then presented to his lordship apart for the use of the Chamber of Commerce. by Alderman Wright, one of the directors of the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1864. Lord Palmerston's valuable life were spared he could again visit the town on the opening of the Exchange, when he could promise a reception quite as hearty and as enthusiastic, In conclusion he moved the following resolution :—" That this meet. ing desires to express to the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston the great pleasure and satisfaction which his lordship's visit to Bradford has afforded, and to express an earnest hope that he may live long in the enjoyment of intellectual and bodily vigour to take, as he has done for raany years past, an im portant part in the great councils of the nation." Mr WiciinAm, M.P., who was very warmly re ceived, briefly seconded the motion, observing that whatever pride he had in representing Bradford, it was increased tenfold by the events of that day. It was also a matter of congratulation to him per sonally that, in supporting the policy of the noble lord, he had with him so unmistakably the confi dence of his constituents. Mr Alderman LAW supported the motion, which was agreed to amidst overwhelming applause. There was not the slightest symptom of any op position, although the chairman specially invited those who held a contrary opinion to declare it. Lord PALMERSTON, on rising, was received with several rounds of enthusiastic cheers. When silence had been restored the noble lord said—Mr Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen, I can assure you it is no figure of speech when I say that words are inade quate to express the pride and gratification which I feel at what has passed this day. (Cheers.) I was delighted with the reception which I met this morn ing from the inhabitants of this town. The recep tion has been crowned by having had the honour of meeting this imposing assembly which I am now about to address—in which I see congregated in this great and magnificent building a vast amount of manly intellect, a vast and striking amount of those other and softer qualities which have been well described by the gentleman who moved this address as qualities which induce mankind to be delighted at accompanying those who possess them. (Laughter and cheers.) In despotic countries those who have the conduct of affairs are deprived by custom of those opportunities which are enjoyed in a free country like this, which are afforded to those who conduct affairs of State of mixing with their fellow countrymen on those easy terms which it has been my good fortune to mix to-day with the people of Bradford. (Cheers.) It is customary to talk of the labours and anxieties of office. Well, those labours and anxieties are light to those who believe they are doing their duty to the beat of their power. (Cheers.) That only harasses which time and opportunity prevents them from doing—that which they are able to do is a source of satisfaction if they feel they are doing their best, and whether their efforts are attended by success or failure, their minds are satis fied that they have performed their duty to their country. (Cheers.) But it is a great and heartfelt satisfaction to be able to meet, as I have done to day and as I have had other opportunities of doing, the people of England, to see their faces and show one's own. (Cheers.) It is a great satisfaction to feel that we meet on terms of good fellowship, and that, while on the one hand sympathy must be excited more strongly in the minds of those who govern, on the other kindly feelings are inspired in the minds of those with whom we meet. (Cheers.) It has been deeply gratifying to me to have been allowed this day to lay the first stone of a fabric which is to be the scene of business and commerical transactions in this, I will call great—but destined to be still greater and more prosperous —community. (Cheers.) I might say that I hope this building will be everlast ing, but I may perhaps venture to think, though ample as its dimensions have been planntd, capa cious as its halls will be, the day may come when the increasing commerce and transactions of busi ness in Bradford may outrun the capacity of the building—(cheers) —that some other man succeeding me may be called upon to lay the first stone of a larger, ampler, and more capacious Exchange. (Cheers.) There is something particularly interest ing in this town of Bradford, for it is a type of the English character, I consider that character to be marked by perseverance, industry, enterprise, judgment, and courage in pursuing that which has been undertaken. All those qualities nave been marked by the people of Bradford. You have converted that which may almost be said to have been a barren moor, with only a few scattered hamlets, into a thriving and great commercial town. Your progress has only been begun ; happy will it be for those who shell watch and mark its future) career. But in the course which you are pursuing, you are not only contributing to your own wealth end comfort and well-being, but you are contributing in:meneely to the strength and wealth of that country of which you form so distinguished a portion. (Cheers.) You have been pleased in the resolution to advert to the conduct of public men, mine amongst others. It is true, I trust and am proud to say that during the last five years this country has enjoyed a state of increasing prosperity and comfort, and that whilst we have been in a thriving condition at home, our honour and the dignity and interests of the country have been maintained—(cheers)—and, adopting words which are familiar to the ears of all, the great in fluence of England in foreign countries has not been lowered. These results are the consequence of the combined efforts of an Administration of which I may be permitted to say that no other Administra tion that ever existed contained within itself a greater number of able, distingui s h e d, an d ca pable men. (Ch eers .) I vent ure, w i thout fear of contra diction, to say that there never was a Government in which every department of State was better filled than it has been filled by the Government which is now in power, and therefore it would be unjust to attribute any peculiar merit to any ono member of that Administration, the merit belongs to the combined and united efforts of all ; and it is only by such a continued and united course of action that any Government can accomplish results worthy of obt a i n i ng the confidence and. goodwill of their fellow countrymen. (Chee rs .) h h as un d o ubtedly been on o o f t h e main o bj ects of the po li c y o f the Government to remove all obstacles that stood in the way of the development of industry and com. merce of the country, and to induce, as far as they are able to do so, other countries to adopt the doc trine, and follow the example which has been set to them and held forth by us . B ut that task is not an easy one ; there is nothing so difficult to uproot as a prejudice long established in the human mind; and although those who have cast away pre judice, who have abandoned an error, and got into the road of truth may wonder that others have not done the same, yet it is a remarkable fact that the mind of man is prone to cling to errors as lung as they are interested in them; but when they have turned their back upon them, and have come to the truth, they wonder not only that others do not follow them, but that they themselves should have ever en tertained the same errors and prejudices (hear, hear). We all know What a long battle was fought in the country between free trade opinions and the system of protection. We know how many a man conscien tionslY thought that the country would be ruined by taking away that protection which this, that, and the other class kaci had from time immemorial to the prejudice of every other class, and to the de triment of the country at large. It is long before a nation can learn the truth that in all regulations of commerce you had to consider, not the interest of ono particular class as producers bat the interest of that much large r class, the consumers —namely, the whole nation. (Cheiora.) Although a Govern ment may often appear hard hearted and severe in dealing with the interests of a class of producers who have hitherto been protected, yet it ought to have been borne is mind that they are only doing their duty to the many, and that in fact even the interests of those few will in the long run find a benefit in tha changes which are made. (Cheers.) We all recollect the time when a proposal being mc , d3 to abolish the protection which the agricultural pro ducers had long eujoyed,thepeople were told that the country would be ruined, would be starved, that the land would go out of cultivation, that the agricul• tural interest would vanish and p3rish ; and they said, "For heaven's sake, dent inflict a calamity upon the country." (Laughter.) Well, what has been the consequence ? Not only by the repeal of the corn laws have the bulk of the community re- ceived large supplies of food which previously they could not get, and been able, in exchange for them, to send forth the products of their industry; but the agriculturist himself has greatly benefited by the change. (Cheers.) Every class which is pro tected puts on its night-cap and goes to sleep— (laughter)—and it requires that which schoolboys call the cold pig —the application of competition to stimulate the energies of the man, and make him bestir himself, and improve the calling to which he has devoted his mind and capital. (Loud cheers.) Well, that has been the case with all other nations which shall adopt our principles of free trade. (Cheers.) But if you come to talk to them about it they pour forth such force of ar gument that you could think that trade would be ruined, and the other branches of industry would be impoverished, and that you cannot afford to take the bread out of the mouth of this class and that class. But they forget the interests of the consumer, They look only to the small and local interests, and they are as deaf as an adder, and you cannot persuade them to adopt the doctrines you preach. (Cheers and laughter.) Nothing can con vince other nations except the broad and patent example of the prosperity which England has reached from the abolition of that protective sys tem. (Cheers.) We are often told that we ought to make commercial treaties with other countries, and thereby gain in exchange for the admission of other commodities, facilitating for the extra dition of ours. That system has been ren dered imisAsible by that which we have already done. In the case of France it was a necessity, be cause the French Government, although desirous of entering into a system of free exchange with us,was unable to do so except as the consequence of a treaty, and that treaty, as it has justly been said —and every man in this town well knows—has been of the greatest advantage to England. lam glad to think that it has been peculiarly beneficial to Bradford.—(Cheers.) That it has been a great advantage to the French nation, which when it was at first proposed, thought it was a calamity from which they could probably with difficulty recover. Well, that treaty was made. We bad to take off import duties from an immense number of commo dities. It was impossible to limit the abolition of duty to articles coming from France, because with our insular position commodities with other countries would solely have come through France, and what was granted to France was granted to every other country. In fact, we have acted upon what com mon sense prompts your negotiation with a fo• reign country, If it is real and sincere that you will abolish certain import duties here if they will abo lish certain duties there, it is very much as if two men had shackles on their legs, and one was to say to the other—." Now, if you will take off your shackles I will take off mine, but not otherwise." (Laughter and cheers.) If the duties which we impose upon the importation of foreign commodities, which are wanted by consumers of this country, are a burden upon the country itself, and the remission or abolition of these duties is a gain, whether it be accompanied or not by any corresponding remission or obligation on the part of other countries, we do it for our own sakes; and so we tell these foreign countries. They do not very much believe us. They say, making an erroneous use of words, and there is no greater cause of error in reasoning than the misapplication of terms, they say, especially in Ger many, "If we let in English commodities upon a low duty without difficulty, we shall be inundated by them. They think in their own minds what an inundation of water is, and that the same evil effec's would arise front the admission of European commodities that would happen from the breaking of ono of the great dykes. (Laughter and cheers.) They totally forget that we aro much too sensible to make them a present of what we have been making ; that we only send our commodities abroad as an exchange for an equal value to be received here ; and that, therefore, they cannot be inundated with our goods unless they themselves, by their own industry, create an equal value to send us in return, and that conse quently every additional commodity which we send abroad is the cause of additional industry, additional capital, and additional employment to their manufacturers at home. (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, we have pursued this course on the one hand ; we have acted on the principle of reducing duties for our own benefit and our own advantage, and we have held out to other countries the example of our success as an encouragement to them to follow our course; but I remember talking to a very distinguished political economist of a foreign country, and explaining to him how it had succeeded with us, Ile said, " Ab, it is very well ; yon have got rich by protection, and now you can afford tree trade." I tried to persuade him that protection had slackened our course of progress, that we were less wealthy than we should have been if protection had been got rid of sooner. He said, " No, you haee got rich by protection ; and now we are poor you want to keep us poor by asking us to get rid of that shield under cover of which you have amassed the wealth which you now possess." (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, all I can say is, that the course which has been pursued for the last five years has been conducted with benefit to the country. We have succeeded in preserving peace, although there were great events arising in different parts of the world in which we might have been implicated, and exhortations were not wanting. We might have been tempted plausibly enough, upon good principles and good motives, but we refrained from doing so. We have main tained peace, and I think in that respect we have done our duty to the country. (Cheers.) We have lamented that terrible war—that bloody war—which has been raging in the northern part of the American Continent, but we have felt that any endeavour on our part, or in conjunction with any other European Powers to interfere in that quarrel by our friendly offices would have done mischief instead of good. The feelings are high when the quarrel is fierce, mad the battle raging; the combatants will not listen to the calm advice of friends, however good their intentions and however wise their counsels. All that we have to do is to pursue the course by which, in the first instance, wo aver'ed the consequence of this calamitous war; to abstain from meddling, and to wait for that hour which must come at last, when the two parties, exhausted by their mutual efforts, are at last weaned aw a y from those revengef u l f ee li ngs which at present influence them, and be more disposed to I come to an amicable settl ement. We can only hope that the time will shortly arrive when that blessed result will take place. Gentlemen, I have only again to say that I feel it a proud and grateful day on which I have met with so cordial a reception from such industrious and manly races as the inhabitants of Bradford, on which I have had the good fortune to meet so distinguished and, I may say, so imposing an assembly as that which I have the honour to address, I can only aay th at th i s day will be amongst the brightest in the annals of my life, and that I shall carry away with me feelings of gratitude and thankfulness which will never pass front my mind as long as I live. The noble lord sat down amidst prolonged cheers. Mr W. E. Foßsran, M.P., proposed a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, the representatives and mayors of neigh bouring towns, and other visitors who had honoured them with their presence, which he rejoiced to think was a proof of the good feeling and sympathy with which they regarded the prosperity of Bradford—good feeling and sympathy which he was sure the people of Bradford would cordially reciprocate. He could not help expresseag his astonishment that the noble lord so soon after his arduous labours—and few really knew how arduous they were as leader of the House of Commons—should take this extraordinary mode of relaxation. However, to it they were indebted for his presence, which had given so much importance and interest to the occasion. He was led however to remind the noble lord that the people of Bradford had extreme opinions, but the noble lord must not conclude from their conduct that day, and from the reception which he had met with, that the people of Bradford had abandoned those opinions. They felt that the occasion was not a desirable or fitting one to express those opinions, and their forbearance must not be taken as a proof that theydid not desire their political privi leges, nor that they were not worthy of them. (Cheers.) Ho would only make one more political allusion, The people of Bradford thanked the Government with all their hearts for keeping the country at peace. (Cheers.) But they were not peace at any price men, and if the honour or the inte rests of the country really required it, they would be as ready to make any sacrifice as any other part in the kingdom. (Cheers.) It was not because the trade and the prosperity of Bradford depended on peace being maintained with the Continent, but because they felt that to have interfered in a war which had already been rather a local war would have set all Europe in a flame. This result, ho trusted, would bo a lesson to the:noble lord and the world at large that we must interfere less in foreign affairs and mind our own business for the future. (Cheers.) Mr M. W. Tnompsox eeccnded the motion, which was supported by Col. Gaecoigne and carried unanimously. Sir F. CROSSLEY responded. He observed that his hon. friend Mr Forster had truly remarked that their friends and fellow-countrymen in Yorkshire heartily rejoiced at the prosperity of Bradford. He was delighted to have the op portunity of addressing such an important portion of his own constituency, congratulating them on the manner in which they had gone through the trying times of the cotton famine. It was true that a large portion of their manufactures was composed of the quality which Egypt and other parts of the world had supplied in so extraordinary a manner to make up the deficiency of the American supply, whilst the price for cotton goods had so increased that the demand for Bradford manufactures had been largely stimulated, and therefore he rejoiced that the distress which had been so severely felt in the adjoining county had not been experienced in this dis trict. He rejoiced at the presence of the noble lord. After a long and arduous session he might ai his time of life have felt justified in declining their invitation, if he had not been one who had always been ready to consider not his own ease and comfort, but the welfara of others. For 12 years he (Sir F. Crossley) had sat in the House of Com mons, and he had usually listened with great satisfaction to his speeches, but ho must confess that on some occa sions he had listened to them with a great deal of pain —he meant on those occasions when he had given the cold shoulder to political and ecclesiastical reforms. (Loud cheers.) He mentioned this because meetings had been held in the borough of the unenfranchised classes to con sider in what manner they ought to receive the noble lord, and the decision which some wished to come to was to re ceive him with profound silence. (Cheers, and laughter.) The noble lord would not misconstrue the cheers with which he had been received, for those who were to have kept silence had been the loudest in their hurrahs. The noble lord had not had the advantage of mixing with the working classes as much as most of them, and he might also be excused for not meeting them so much. He there fore begged the noble lord not to go away with the im pression tha because he had been received with so much cheering the men of Bradford had therefore forgotten that what they wanted was to obtain their fair share in the re presentation of the country. The noble lord had now seen the working men of Bradford face to face. He had borne testimony to their intelligence and manliness—and ho (Sir F. Crossley) trusted that when he returned to London he would go w his right hon. colleague, Mr Gladstone, and tell him that he had not made so great a mistake as he thought he had when he made his Reform speech. (Loud cheers.) Mr BArxEs, M.P., also responded, and bore testimony to tho benefit which had been conferred upon Bradford and the district by the treaty of commerce with France. Mr TITUS SALT moved, and Mr RIPLEY seconded, a vote of thanks to the mayor for presiding, after which the National Anthem was sung, and the proceedings termi nated. The crowd in th 3 galleries gavo Lord Palmerston a parting cheer as he left the platform. We must not forget to return thanks to the managing committee and their secretary, Mr 011iver, for the excel lence of their arrangements, and the courtesy with which they discharged their onerous duties. Lord Palmerston left afterwards, as we understood, for Saltaire, the residence of Mr Titus Salt ; and having in spected (to-morrow) the celebrated works at that place, will leave Saltaire by the express train at 4 o'clock in the after noon for town. A Theatrical S candal, Yesterday, at the Bow-street Police-court, Mr Henry Bateman, of the Garrick Club, an eared before Mr Flowers to answer a summons charging him with having assaulted Mrs Augusta Bristow, box book-keeper of the Theatre Royal Adelphi, by striking and kicking her, in the Strand, on the night of Monday, the Ist inst. Mr G. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, appeared for the com plainant ; and Mr Sleigh, instructed by Messrs Webster and Robinson, solicitors, attended for the defendant. Mr Lewis was about to open the case for the complainant, when Mr Sleigh rose to make a suggestion before the matter proceeded further. Air Lewis said he would not allow himself to be inter rupted, Ho was quite aware of the suggestion which his friend was about to offer, but he had been instructed by his client to proceed with the case, and he should do so regardless of hte consequences. Mr Sleigh—lt is only with the view of avoiding pub licity. Mr Lewis was aware of that, and within five minutes overtures had been made to that effect, which the complain ant felt it her duty to disregard. The complainant and her family had been for some time on terms of intimacy and friendship with the defendant, who had visited her house, and had become acquainted with Miss Turner, a daughter of the complainant by a former husband, who occasionally assisted her mother in the booking-office of the Adelphi Theatre, A letter was received by the complainant, in forming her of an intimacy, of a kind he would not charac terize, which had sprung up between her daughter and the defendant. Augusta Bristow examined—l am the wife of George Bristow, wine -broker, and reside at 20, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, I have been acquainted with the defendant, Mr Bateman, ever since the engagement of his daughter to play Leah at the Adelphi Theatre, which was probably a year or more ago, I hold an appointment at the theatre, in the booking-office, and my daughter Georgians occa sionally assisted me there. He saw us on business at the theatre, and afterwbrds became a friend and a frequent visitor to our house—taking meals with us, playing with the children, &c. The defendant left England for a time on his own family matters, and the friendship with us was resumed on his return. On Monday evening, the Ist of August, in consequence of a letter which I had received, I went into the Strand between 10 and 11 o'clock to watch my daughter. She did not see me, When she left the theatre, where she was occupied t.ll 11 o'clock, I saw her go the re verse way from her home. She hurried along the Strand, and when near the corner of Bedford•strect I saw Mr Bate man join her. They did not see me. They hurried on to the cab-rank, and he spoke hastily to the cabman. The steps of the cab were let down, and my daughter was handed into the cab by the defendant. He was about to follow her when I sprang to the spot and seized my girl by the arm, and endeavoured to prevent his following her. He turned round, and I said to him " You wretch I you have taken my daughter." He instantly gays rue a blow upon the shoulder and kicked me in the leg, exclaiming " You d—d woman.' I took my daughter out of the cab, and conducted her to her home. I had given him no provocation beyond the attempt to rescue my daughter. She absconded from her home the next morning. Cross-examined—When I used the expression " ab sconded," I meant that she ran away from her home, The defendant's business took him to the theatre—at all events he was there continually. I saw defendant the night after the assault, and I asked him where my daughter was. I am not certain that I said anything then about his having assaulted me. In my anxiety about my daughter's flight I may have forgotten it. Indeed, Ido not know all I said. I certainly mentioned the assault to my daughter. Mr Sleigh—ls your daughter hero to-day ? Complainant—l do not know. If she is, the more is the disgrace to her. She never said to me, on getting home, that Mr Bateman did not assault me. I shook her violently, no doubt, in consequence of my being aggravated by her _ conduct, vv Mr Sleigh—For the sake of your daughter's character, you ought not to accuse her. Mr Lewis—Her character I I fear it is gone. Mr Sleigh—You are shamefully misinstructed. Mr Lewis—l have her letters, If you intend to call her as your witness, I must request that she be asked to leave the court, Mr Sleigh thought it ungracious to make such a request, at this late hour, of a young lady against whom the most scandalous imputations had been made. Mr Lewis had no objection to her remaining if she was not to he examined. Miss Turner then retired from the court. The witness was next asked "if the cabman was present," upon which an angry discussion took place as to the right of the learned counsel to put the q lestion, and Mr Lewis advised his client not to Eir swer it, considering it apparently as an attempt to use the complainant's answer as evidence of the identity of a hostile witness. The question was not answered, and his worship remarked that it was " a groat fight about nothing "—the point being wholly immaterial. Mr Lewis—That is my case, Mr Sleigh said he could not help expressing his great astonishment that any woman, having a regard for the fair fame of her child, should have allowed her to be stigma tised in open court by her own legal adviser. On the part of the defendant, no less than on the part of the girl who had been thus maligned, he was instructed to declare that there was net a tittle of foundation for the stigma which had been so cruelly cast upon Miss Turner by her own mother. As for Mr Bateman his position must be put fairly before the court and the public. Be is well known—perhaps so well known as to have been selected, by reason of his prominence in the dramatic world, for this odious charge ; for it was im possible to divine the motives which has led to these pro ceedings. At all events, he had pledged himself that he had not entertained any feeling but one of simple friend ship towards Miss Turner. Miss Turner had evinced a de sire to try her fortune upon the stage as an actress, and it was only natural that she should seek the advice and aid of one so experienced and so influential in the profession as Mr Bateman, who was an elderly man, and one whom she oould consult with tho strictest propriety about such matters. Mr Lewis hoped his friend would prove in evidence the assertions he was now making. It was not in his experience that young ladies sought advice about theatrical engage ments in street cabs at 11 o'clock at night. Mr Sleigh protested against the interruption of his friend, and observed, with reference to the alleged assault (to which exclusively their attention ought to have been confined), he should place Miss Turner herself iu the box to swear that nothing of the kind took place. He did not wish to impute deliberate perjury to the mother, but she had been mistaken on this point, and he should call the cabman to establish the same fact. He sincerely trusted that, after the evidence he should adduce, the complainant would leave the court with the conviction that her daughter had not erred, and was not going to err, and that she had wholly misappre hended the nature of her intimacy with the defendant. James Puddicombe, cabdriver, of 71, Dudley-street, de posed that on the night in question defendant engaged his cab and pat a young lady into it, upon which another lady, dressed in white came up and pulled her out again, and took her away. Ha did not see the defendant strike the lady, although he was close to the door all the time, He did not think an assault could have taken place without his seeing it. Cross-examined—lf the lady's dress was not a white one, I can swear it was not a dark one. I was summoned to come hero to-day. Another cabman found me out. I don't know his number. I have not had ss. for coming hero to-day. I can't say I am to be rewarded. On being pressed, and desired by the Court to tell the truth, the witness, after much hesitation, said he had received a sovereign. He could not say that ho was to have LI more. A gentleman gave him the sovereign. The defendant engaged his cab for Regent-stre e t, b ut when the young lady was d ragge d out he saw no more of the gentleman, and never had his fare. B y Sleigb—l did not recoivo the sovereign 55 A awn bribe. The gentleman said I was not to receive it in that light. I said I meant to speak the truth, and I should have done it if it had been VO. By the Court—l did not hear any loud or strong lan guage used against the gentleman. The prosocutrix said to the young lady "Come out; you shan't go," or some• thing to that effect. I did not hear the prosecutrix say "You wretch," nor the gentleman say " You d— woman." Georgiana Augusta Turner, aged 19 or 20, was next examined. The complainant, who was sitting in the body of the court, seemed much afflicted on seeing her daughter, and was led out in an apparently fainting condition by one of the ushers. The remainder of the inquiry was conducted in her absence. Miss Turner's evidence was as follows :—I reside at 28, Silver-street, Regent-street, and the complainant is my mother. I remember meeting Mr Bateman and accompany" ing him to a cab ; when my mother followed us. She dragged me out, and I retur ne d h ome with her. Mr Bate man did not strike her, nor use any violence towards her whatever. It could not have taken place without my see ing it. There is no ground for the imputation that there has been, or is, any other than a friendly intimacy between the defendant and myself. Cross-examined—l had seen Mr Bateman on Monday evening before meeting him in the Strand, and I had myself made the appointment with him. 1 said I would Bee h im as soon as I could leave my duties at the theatre. I know Mr Bateman is a married man, but I do not know his wile* I went to him purely on business motives, I wanted his advice about a private matter. I had not packed up all my things to leave home. I h a d on ly sor t e d m y music. I 11a ,, not arranged with M r B a t eman w h ere I was to go to. 1 "" letter produced, written on the night I left home, is w ine ' I meant to go to Paisley, to fulfil an engagement at the theatre there, I was doing so against the advice of tr Bateman ; a friend of mine, Miss Laura Dailey, an a ctress, took the lodging s i n Sil ver - street, an d we reside th ere together. Mr Bateman h as v i s it e d me th er e, but he has been always accompanied by M r . M ay h ew . I cannot t ell you how often ho has vi s it e d me . A grea t many tim es. They were all business visit s , connec t e d w ith the stage• Mr Lewis—What do you mean by the expression in your letter " I am not a prostitute ?" Mr Sleigh objected, and the question was withdrawn. Mr Lewis—Did you hear your mother call the defendant a wretch ? Witness—Yes, and he replied, " Will y o u explain w r v t you mean ?" Ho did not call her "a d— woman." mother tried to strike Mr Bateman, but I prevented it. The cabman was standing near his horse, and not close t° the door; but there were two or three men near us. The t friendship between Mr Bateman and m y f am ily bad 11 „ °- A been ruptured through his atte n ti ons t o me . I r eceived e''" letter from Mr Bateman, and I showed it to Itlr Bristow' By Mr Sleigh have been on the stage, and I ba" sought the advice of Mr Bateman solely with the view to o gO t professional engagements. H e ad v i se d me not Paisley without the consent of my parents. I did not leave my home by the advice of defendant. He has always bc c i . hayed as a true friend and a perfect gentleman to Ins, 813 there has never been any improper intimacy between us' Mr Sleigh said this was his answer to the charge. T hr : was another cabman present, b u t h e d ec li ne d to exatelu hitn. Mr Flowers—ln a case of this kind, where the evidence is so conflicting, I cannot undertake to The evidence must be sifted by a j ur y. I shall therefore send it for trial, but, of course , I w ill t a k e b a il. The as; fendant must enter into his o wn recogn i sance s in al l t provide two sureties of £25 each to answer the ch ar g e the sessions. g ive a decision. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL—TuEsDAY. wheat Otto market to-day was r a th er thi n ly a tt e nded. was a little easier to buy; feeding stuff unchanged i ll V 4 We have had about seven hours' rain, LEEDS—TUESDAY. week. There was an average arriv a l o f f res h gra in WI, of We make no alteration in la s t T ues d ay ' s pr i ced , ~n of experienced a lair consu m pti ve d eman d . Spring cor n all kinds firm. Averages—Aug. B—Wheat 44s 9J P er qr. —Oats . —Beans —s Od —Peas ..34s 0 , 1 —Barley 294 OA MELTON MOWBRAY—TuEsDAY. wheat The followin were, the currencies :—New white w-e 46s Od to 51s Od g • new red, 41s Od to 45s per 36 stout!! beans, 38s to 41;for old; new sorts, 35s to 3 7s pe r 38 B oa ! barley, 32s to 35a for malti ng , an d 27s to 29s per qr. grinding; new oats, 20 s t o 25 s Od per 24 stone; old, 2 46 to 295. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. There was a fair attendance of both town and country dealers at market to-day, and a much better business was day week. Prices for flour may be quoted no minally , y done in English wheat at a trifl e u n der the p rices of this un altered neglected, and the prices of b il t r w y eek about made Bar le y . with ver little in i Oats and oatmeal alsoneglected, beans, and paas met with more inquiry. I n di a n corn aL; tracted considerabl e a tt en t ion , an d all the AmeriCall offered at 29s 6d per 4801 b was disposed of. SHEFFIELD—TUESDA Y. To-day the wheat trade was quiet, and late prices Lib c)lit supported for most articles. Red wheat, par load of 3 imperial bushels...l6s 0(1 to 17$ White /9 New red New white „ 11 Beans Peas, per gr... Grinding barley, per qr Od Malting ditto, „ Oats 2 4123111 4 2 08275 1 o °6°:°6 d d dddddd t t tttttt ; 1311'1 57542989 Flour " , Is 4d to is 8d per 14 lb. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Aug .lg Australia and Mauritius, vi a S ou th amp t o n... •• • . A -- 1 . 2. via Marseilles ......... Aug:. Jrazil and Cape V er d e, b y B r i t i sh pac k et ........ SeP" .2 4. 9, Cape of Good [lope, Ascension, and St. Helena..A u tl . .._. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton. Aug ' 12. via Marseilles ...Aug' Falkland Islands ............... Aug. Gibraltar, via South am pt on ..................b ..-. India (Calcutt a ), and Ceylon, via Southampton. 12. - "via Marsoilles.• • ..AU.. 10. India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ A 4.. 20. via hlarseilles ............... • S e pt. 4. Portugal.... ................................. Aug• --"' Nlalta, Egypt, and Aden, v i a S outhamp ton ...... Aug . 12. via Marseilles ....... A u g. 17. .. ......... Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. „. 11. U. S. and British N. America, by B r it. packet.' • Aug by U.S. packet t ...: Aug . 12. by Canadian paul (e i All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru+ Aug. 13 California, and British Columbia.. .......... Ger' THE LATE WAR.—The Gazette of Northern many says :—" Germany had a great deed to P form. That deed has been accomplished —but Iles! Trickery, deception, breach of faith, the most deploraoi: ar rior t diplomatic manoeuvres, have dishonoured it. The w of Germany were r ea dy a nd an xious for the fiel d ; I).° foreign soldiers have taken from them the honou r of af)i victory. Can wo congratulate ourselves upon a deed w e which the success has been of such a character ? Call Il l: ever think of it without recoll e cti n g with shame an insult at once injurious to the warriors of Germany and Offe n°. a to the national sentiment? Austria and Prussia deprive themselves at the outset of the gratitude of Germany bY committing this offence, and by gratuitously exposing to the glare of day the weakness and disunion of Gerulaa in order to make themselves shine more brightlY." Of [ADTERTISEMENTI—HoIIoway's Pills. —Enjoyment Life.—When the blood is pure, its circulation perfect, an the nerves in good order, we are well. These a marvellous power in securing these great secrets of h e c i a ide. by purifying, regulating, and strength-fluids and s to all Holloway's Pills can be confidently recommernd worried by persons suffering from disordered digestion,ey coorrect acidity nervous fancies or neuralgic pains. uicken the action of and heartburn, dispel sick headache, q entle aperients. The the liver, and act as alteratives and . t weak and delicate may take them w . ithos! fear. .Holloway's • ble to invalic's of irritable con Fills are eminently seiTicea pills posse,: stitution, as they ra ise the action of every organ to its na tural standard, and universally e tive influence. Births. HAMILTON. —On the sth inst., at Brownhall, the wife Major Hamilton, of a son and heir. ROMAINE.—On the Bth inst„ at 21, Spring-gardenv, the wife of W. G. Romaine, Esq., C. 13., Secretary of the Ad' miralty, of a son. SWINBURNE.—On the Bth inst., at Queenstown, L scll winburne, of a daughter. Marriages. ALLcnorT—BLIINDELL.—On the oth inst., at T rieftl Church, Tulse-hill, John D. Allcroft, Eeq., of Porches' t er -t erra ce, to Mary Jewell , elder daughter of the late John Blundell, Esq., of Timsbury Manor,' Hants. BOGEA—BA cox.—On the 4th inst.. at St. George's, house, next, you n g est so n of Dacble Boger, 8 6 4" h ° Wolsdon, Cornw all, to Blanche Lucy, oungest ter of the late General Anthony Bacon young Lady l o tto Bacon. Stone; Deaths. A NDR E S Eeq., o m.R.c.s A ND REWS.—On 6thin.:ta.,gead o. at Canterbury, Andres, Thomas BLACKMORE.—On the Bth inst.. at Hammersmith, Mlle Blackinore, aged 82. DRAKE —On tho 6th inst., at Bath, Vice-Admiral John Drake, aged 76. GREEN —On the Bth inst. at Bromley Tient, Ben.i4miu' son of Joseph Green, E ' sq., late of D'enuiark-laill, „„., herwell, aged 43. U . Eferafael; HEMSLEY.—On the 4th inst„ at Clifton, 31r. ROBERTS.—On th e Bth i ns t., at Neptune Villas, Lippe Grange-road, Edward Walton Roberts, ESCI* TiromAs.—On the 4th inst. , at Weymouth, Wm. Thomas' Esq., aged 81. London: Prim Zed and Pt:Wished by WILLLAMANDI"7:4 Strand, l of No. 11 n the 2, Stran Precinct d, Printerof' the Tat UE SUN `Savoy , 13 19 Co °' ; InCe ;111141egcic—We,inesday, August 10, 18 01 . i the